Day 18 of my cycle:

Today I feel like a machine that has hydraulics....... for many years the hydraulics have worked well........ now the hydraulic fluid has drained out and every bump grinds my gears and metal parts crash on each other with no cushioning.... no cushioning in my mind to soften the fears and worries and depressive thinking........

Good news is that I had 18 good days this month!

All best,
Cynthia

During my bad days I have told my husband that I am a pumpkin that has been scraped out to make a jack o lantern,interesting ,with a forced smile on the outside,all hollow and empty on the inside.-but hey,both me and the pumpkin make darn good pie!!!!!!!

LOL!!!

oh man, you guys..........ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine, and it is more a simile, is that I am like a ferret on crystal meth, or like a three-legged badger.......badgers are notoriously vicious, territorial, lone animals who like to live underground.

yep, suits me to a tee.......

Michah

"a ferret on crystal meth....." ugh.... I HATE those days!

Well, I posted this on my Facebook account one day:

Perimenopause is a euphemism for Satan.

Thanks Michah "ferret on crystal meth"I needed that.I was in tears this morning,it's my 24th anniversary today and I feel anything but romantic.I am fighting off a cold and waking up feeling like Evil monkeys come in the night and beat me up and **** out my life energy!How can I sleep 9hrs and wake up tired?Meanwhile my husband is climbing mountains on his bike and still can come home and help me with dinner.It's not fare he deserves better!Thanks for making me laugh Lumz

I said "s u c k " out my life energy!!!That's it I'm going back to bed. Lumz

Lumz
Can I borrow your husband for a few weeks?
mine comes home after a day of fishing and falls asleep after his dinner,bath,whilst I clean up after him and 3 kids

No, but you can have the evil monkeys! Lumz

wow, those are great - esp love 'ferret on crystal meth.' i can't recall my many analogies (par for the peri- course). it's like all of my body systems are having a 'ballroom blitz' (who was that group? sweet?) or have gone bungee jumping. i am on the rough end of the perimeno bell curve. or stuck on a perpetual loop of bumper cars. if i can think of the rest, i'll add them, but they probably aren't printable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abgSH2B3XAY

even the hair growth seems about appropriate in the clip...

I like Angel's very much: "Identity theft"
That about covers it!

ballroom blitz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRg6-yOjo4

LOVE IT!!!

Love the ladies on here! At the very least, we know we can come here and get something to smile or chuckle at!

My analogy is a common one...the good ol' roller coaster ride. Some pretty normal days, then some really good days then BAM! the drop...days where I feel like all I want to do is lay in bed (but of course I can't because I have a 3 yr old, 6 yr old, 11 yr old and a couple of teenagers to look after!) Thank God for my hubby who also likes to mountain bike (like someone mentioned on this post) but comes home and still has the energy to do laundry, fold and put them away! I guess it helps that he's 10 years younger!

I just try to enjoy every good day I have. That way, when the bad days come I know that there are good days around the corner.

Yay for the 18 good days! I'm on day 8 of my cycle and have had 3 good days so far!

I feel like a oompa loompa from willy wonka today.

Sukie, I am laughing my GUTs out this one........I told my partner and he laughed too......

Love it......still laughing.

Thanks babe

Michah

Yep, good ole ferrets......babe, that bear costume is just what I need for the shops.......I am so mean somedays I would love for people to run in fright from the "crazy lady in a bear costume"

I am laughing my guts out.....

Thanks for cheering me up......

Michah

Evil monkeys? That is a good one Lumz.......mine is wake up feeling like I have gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. Evil monkeys......that is great!! Laughing my guts out.......doing that alot today! Excellent.......

Hope your anniversay turns out okay babe......24 big ones.....woo hoo!!(trying to energise you, sweets )

Take good care.....

Michah

I always tell my husband that it's like if your body had a faucet and you let 1/2 of the blood out. DRAINED. Wish I had something cuter like monkeys or ferrets, but no.

Glad to have provided a chuckle, Michah. xo

OK. I just watched the wolverine video. It was so delightfully stupid that I laughed out loud. Thank you for that.

OMG! I just watched the wolverine video! It's perfect I imagined watching it with all of you and feeling the joy of knowing that you all "get it" tee hee

-Cyn

i feel like the scare crow on wizard of oz if i only had a brain that wasn't foggy. i can't walk right i f feel likei am stuff with itchie leaves lol. Can i go to the menopause oz and get some Help? lol